In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barrasford like this:
BARRASFORD, a township in Chollerton parish, Northumberland: on the North Tyne river, and on the Border Counties railway, 7½ miles NNW of Hexham. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Hexham. The right of a weekly market for it was obtained by Robert de Umfraville from Edward I.; but has long been in abeyance. Acres, 1,394. Pop., 215. Houses, 47.
Additional information about this locality is available for Chollerton
Barrasford through time
Barrasford is now part of Tynedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tynedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barrasford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barrasford, in Tynedale and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24666
Date accessed: 03rd June 2024
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